Galici Retains Title With KO Over Batista
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ORISTANO, Sardinia — Efisio Galici of Italy defended his World Boxing Council junior welterweight title Saturday night, knocking out Dominican Edoardo Batista in 1:30 of the second round.
Galici defeated the challenger with a powerful right hook after a flurry of punches.
Galici said afterwards that he wants to meet WBC welterweight champion Jorge Vaca of Mexico.
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